Trinale awoke to the bright sunshine streaming in, groaning as  she
realized it was still early. It had been a long night. First, discovering
Xanthia, whom she thought was a ghost, then Lute laying an egg, and then
the happy event of the children being home. She had had to calm Cricket as
Cricket was not very happy about Lute laying an egg. She had grumbled and
grumbled about how only Queens were worthy. It had taken both Satinka and
Levka a couple of hours to calm her down, reassuring her as to how
important she was, while Derry and Katla stood by, providing support to
Trinale. Finally Derry had carried his sister back to her bed to rest
after the nights activities, and Derry and Trinlae fell into an exhausted
sleep.

She looked over at him, still sleeping soundly and smiled. How happy he
made her. She then bit her lip and frowned, wishing she knew what he
wanted. He had said he loved her, but he had made no moves to actually
move in or ask her to become mates.

(Why don't you ask him, then?) She heard Cricket in her mind.

(Because its just not done that way) she retorted, then was surprised to
see Derry staring at her.

"Whats wrong?" he asked, noting the frown on her face.

"Nothing" she replied, and thenn seeing he didn't quite believe her she
quickly added "The sun woke me up and I am cranky when I don't get enough
sleep." She quickly kissed him on the lips and hopped out of bed. "I have
a meeting this morning with Merrisa. If you want to
have breakfast with me, then hurry up." she smiled back over her shoulder
at him and saw him heading for her, a mischievious grin on his face. She
laughed and headed for the bathroom at a run.

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*NRPG* Skipping over the morning meeting with Merrisa which Arlene wrote,
Doshayne's mating flight, and skipping straight to K'leev arriving at the
warrren a little before noon*

(Bruteth and his rider are here)

Trinale looked at Derry astonished, who had obviously gotten the same news
as his face turned dark.

"What the hell is he doing here?" Trinale was astonished as her and Derry
interrupted their conversation and raced down the stairs of her apartment
towards the med center where they had been told K'leev was.

"How could Saul have let them land? Hasn't he done enough damage to this
warren? And the children....I bet Cill and Ojean are terrified." Trinale
ranted as they ran across the area to the med center. They arrived just as
Racine finished standing up to her ex mate. Trinale smiled as she realized
the woman was going to be alright. She would go on with things. She was
stronger than she had appeared.

"K'leev" Trinale stood tall and the dragonriders held him and turned him
towards her.

"Trinale, I have to see my daughter, please....." the man almost looked
beat as he pleaded with Trinale.

Trinale laughed "After what that slut you are with did to them?" Trinale
looked contemptuously at him. "I don't believe for a minute you would have
sold Cill to be some man's sex toy, but guilt by accomplice is bad
enough." Trinale then continued. "Cill told us everything,
K'leev....picture in your mind this.....a man kneeling near your little
girl, she is drugged to the point it paralyzes her. She is nude....a
stranger runs his hands all over her nude body, checking it out." Trinale
watched all the color drain from K'leev's face. "This is what your new
"friend" did to your daughter K'leev...and then sold her to a group of men
who would sell her again to men to be used as a sex toy." Trinale watched
as the news sunk in and a murderous rage came over his face.

"I'll kill her, he mumbled, his fists clenching and unclenching.

"You'll do nothing" Trinale said calmly. "You will be turned over to the
Ralengarde authorities for the disfigurement of the young woman in that
town."

"No!" K'leev struggled with the riders holding him. "You can't do this to
me!"

"I can and just did." She turned to the riders. "Tie him up and put him
someplace Bruteth can't get to him to save him." She then turned back
towards K'leev. "Now, if you would like to tell us where that bitch is so
that she may pay for her crimes we will go pick her up."

K'leev remained silent but Trinale got a picture in her mind of a set of
caves. (Thank you, Bruteth)

(If it wasn't for that woman, we would probably still be here at the
warren. You might have forgiven my rider and helped him.)

Trinale turned toward K'leev. "Bruteth has helped us. You will both be
turned over to King Jaldors men for justice as soon as we pick her up. I
will also be writing the Dragonlady to inform her of your crimes." 

Trinale turned her back on K'leev and noticed T'jellan had arrived.

"T'jellan, can you organize a group to go after Owlean? I think J'red,
Derry, and Saul are free, as well as my mother and father. Take whoever
you think can deal with this woman and bring her back please. I have
already given the picture of the place to Grunth."

T'jellan nodded and began to gather a group together. Trinale kissed Derry
softly. "I have to go write Christalla. Be safe, ok?"

Derry nodded and as Trinale walked off, turned his attention to T'jellan.

Trinale walked off to her office to write Christalla a note outlining the
circumstances. She also drafted a letter to Jaldor about the crimes
committed by the pair. Since Owlean was a landbound citizen with no
official home, King Jaldor was the person she would have to answer to, and
K'leev committed his crime in Ralengarde, so it also was King Jaldors
jurisdiction. Secretly, Trinale was glad that she didn't have to deal with
the situation.

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NRPG: I plan to do more when I have my own phone line back later tonight,
but this frees everyone up so they don't have to wait to see what happens
to K'leev.

Feel free to write now but I also will be writing more tonight or at the
latest tomorrow.

Jeanette: no problem with your small post...but its Barb, not
Carolyn...its her mothers account and her name is Carolyn...just an FYI.









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